New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-08
THE CANTORLAW ATTACKED.
FINAL EFFORTS OF THE CABLE COMPANY.

oNry A SMALL MAJORITY IN THE ASSEMBLY 1A'0''
THE COMPANY A BRIBERY lNvEsridAiioN
DEMANDED. -. ..x,
ALBANY. April 7-seventy miles OF the sfee'' .sa
New-York are not to 60 into the poSse'7io" " 49,
N-ev-york Cable Railway Company Ihat was uo
cided in the Assembly to-day. Charles r. ona"' ~.
counsel of the company. has been ln niDa"s So
every week since the Legislature mot ana nis IN
has been plainly revealed to members III oo1oh on'
,,rod,ce to aid the corporation, In speeches b@orc
the railroad committees, and in score OF pariahen
tarv movements in favor of the bills by his friends IN
the senate and Assembly. senator Iraphasoh anu
Assemblyman Mulry have been the tunnels through
which Mr. Shaw has ralncd his bills on the Legs
lature: although Assembly Greene has also oeeh
an agent in the matter
Mp shsw's bills disclosed three plans OF the
Nev-york Cable Railway Company. One was thao
their INCORPORATION under the Rapid Transit Ael VI
1878 was worthless, and the Legislature "us' "
brought " amend that act: another tnat inc corp"
ton itself must be permitted to amend us a'ioi0e
Of incorporation; still another that II the eorporaon
was to take possession Of seventy miles Oh inc suoe'
n, Ncw.york the General Street Railway Act OF 1854
must he amended and lastly, that the Cantor law oil
1856 requiring the sale of street railway rahchscS
nj public auction must DO repealed Ths was con-
siderable to ask of the Legislature. For mohtn
Mr. Shaw has been struggling TO get the plls OUT VI
the Railroad Committees of both houses. The senate
committee virtually killed the bills by not acting
upon thcm In the Assembly more courageous
course was followed The Railroad Committee re-
ported tho bills adversely.
To-day the adverse reports two of these measures
were debated by the Assembly Both were introduced
by MIR NuIry Some advocates OF the measure on
deavor,i to frghten tho Assembly into favoring the
bills by stating that Mr.. Mury had gone to District
ATTORNEY Reilly, of Albany County, this morning anu
expressed desire to go before the Grand jury 10 give
testimony i'm regard to the attempts OF Lobbyists u
defeat the Gable Railway Company's Bills Inc rumor
was laughed at by the members and no attention was
paid to MIR. Murys alleged action. Tho bill first con-
sdered was that for the repeal OF the Cantor law re-
auiring the sale of all railway franchises ut
public auction.
Mr. Cole. the chairman of the Railway Committee,
denounced the bill, saying that 1T had no public
sentiment at its back in New-iork s .o;,
IL have no excuse to Oner for my course, sad
interest in the Gable Railway Company. IL any man
impues bad motives to me in pushing this blll ne Is
n liar and thrust the imputatlon down his throat .
This speech caused considerable excitement, but 10
did not diminish the ysor OF the attack on sns p
the New-York Cable Railway Company in daring TO
ask the Legislature to give them such Valuable
The Assembly voted down Mr.. Mulry's motion TO
reject the adverse report ahd SoS oT ey XO %ee
Nessrs Conover. Devereux. Hornidge, Mulry, Platt,
Mr.. Miiry's sre'md bill reviving tho New-Yorh
Cable Railway Company, allowing Il TO go on ana
was also kiIlai Mr. Nury then gave up the tight and
did not demand a vote, but offered the following
resolution
Rsolred That special committee consisting of five
bers the House be appointed within three Day, after The
biz within wSSy days from the passage
iyn exercise ,seir franchises any
applied have their lines adjacent to or renewed
piled wner their i any @ Es S or OsI
BooEn ron me Isspesvs companies operating in said
es, and they s % ss, fnI hs
:. the an @ ed BY the line OF
By other wssss ny SSsca f c
representing than the sdap stock OF the
company and whether spc stocks issued FOR The
spedye cites Of Ss%Yok and BroOEiyn Of New
e.rs i sss! dsstg ivy Or drse from any
have bower to employ coun sci aud summon witnesses
suggest such saion correct snch abuses as may
Mr.. Erwin demanded that Mr. MuIrys resolution should
be before the Assembly should accept it. lie said
angrily;
MI Speaker man. he offers resolution as an
House because he eannot get his little steals
through 20 submit the resolution before We aeeepti VIII
resolution then read amid the profound found
that Mr.. Mulry made no charges against his
ton. and it returned to Mr. Mulry After the As
s%s + nsed M the su
Of the LEGISLATURE began this morning. and had accused
s of G M h Ss. & aoS
was Unfair. Before going to the Assembly
SAs%ber Mr. Mny S Ssn TO AID ,sS
that he thinks appearing before the grand jury and
R%y
panys bill 1t is even hinted that he thinks OF asking
the Assembly S" Who voted against his S He also
talked OF regDng his seat as an Assembly man. ID con
sequence of hi. failure to pass the Newlork Cable Rail
Mr.. Muiry lost child fortnight ago and his friends
that his nervous state is largely due to his grief over
his loss